Chapter 166 167. Visitors
Gu Lejia was a little anxious when he heard this, "Seventh Uncle, I don't want to go back."
Gu Wenheng looked up at him. His cold eyes frightened Gu Lejia so much that he quickly took two steps back and almost shrank into a corner.
"This child has never been out of the house alone, and he doesn't know the importance of household registration and family. No matter what, he has to go back home this time," Gu Wenheng organized his words, "You see, he has caused you so much trouble before. I don't know if there is anything wrong. I hope Mr. Chen will let me know."
Chen Dagui nodded in understanding, "It's supposed to be like this. If I hadn't helped to conceal it, he wouldn't have been able to travel so far without a household registration.
Le Jia was quite diligent in his work and did not cause us any trouble. I even owed him some wages.
When he goes to pick up his luggage, I'll ask the accountant to settle the bill for him in advance."
After making things clear, Chen Dagui felt relieved and turned to look at Gu Lejia, "Lejia, no matter what, you still need to have a household registration certificate with you, otherwise you will be worried about everything you do.
But don't worry, as long as you are willing, you are always welcome in my shop."
"But I don't want to go back for the time being." Gu Lejia said hesitantly, "Seventh Uncle, I wonder if I can write a letter and ask my parents to help me bring my household registration here."
Gu Wenheng stared at him, "Do you have anything else to do?"
Gu Lejia hesitated, "It's nothing, it's just..."
Chen Dagui put down the teacup in his hand and looked at him, "Is it Xiuniang from the shop next door?"
Gu Lejia's face immediately turned red and he hesitated, sometimes saying yes and sometimes saying no.
Gu Wenheng could guess it without listening to his story.
"You are a foolish boy." Chen Dagui scolded, "She is a widow who was kicked out of her house. You can't be fooled by her just because she smiled at you a few times."
Gu Wenheng, "Is this person inappropriate?"
Chen Dagui sighed, "Xiuniang had a miserable life. Her biological mother had a difficult labor when she gave birth to her brother, leaving her and her brother to live under the care of her stepmother.
After finally reaching the age to get married, her stepmother married her to a sickly man as a betrothal gift. Not long after they got married, the sickly man could not hold on, and she was branded as a husband-killer.
Her husband's family thought she was too tough and refused to let her stay at home, so they sent her back to her parents' home.
Her stepmother did keep the person, but everyone in the neighborhood knew about it. She had already spread the news everywhere that as long as a betrothal gift was given, the person could be taken away no matter who the other person was.
I don't know if that Xiuniang wanted to give up, but she would take time out to stroll around the streets, chatting and laughing with any man she liked.
"Xiuniang is kind, not like what you think.
Besides, she didn't do anything excessive except talking to us. "Gu Lejia rushed to say, "She is a really nice person."
Gu Wenheng put down the cup in his hand heavily, "Are you so good that you can ignore your parents at home, and your grandparents who love you so much?"
Chen Dagui didn’t want the young man he had saved to fall into this pit. “Although this Xiuniang is not a very evil person, she is not a good choice just because of her status as a widow and her difficult stepmother.
Besides, your uncle has found you, and you are no longer that rootless boy. You should go back and honor your parents. Then I will find you a girl from an honest family, and you will forget about this matter."
Gu Lejia was so anxious that he scratched his head, "But, I have already promised Xiuniang..."
Having said this, he glanced at Gu Wenheng cautiously, but did not dare to say anything else.
But everyone present was a shrewd man. Not only did Gu Wenheng's face turn cold, even Chen Dagui, who had always been optimistic about him, stared at him in disbelief.
Gu Wenheng looked at Chen Dagui apologetically, "Thank you for your trouble today, Mr. Chen, for making this trip. Thank you for saving the life of this kid from the Le family. I will definitely visit you some other day."
Chen Dagui stood up immediately and said, "These are just trivial matters that can be done with just a little effort. You don't have to take them to heart, Mr. Gu. You have been out for such a long time. If you don't go back, your family will be worried. I will take my leave now."
Gu Wenheng, "It's dark outside now, so I won't stay any longer. Tianbao, take the lantern and send Chen Dongjia back."
As for Gu Lejia who wanted to leave, he was grabbed by Gu Wenheng.
Chen Dagui also saw that the uncle and nephew had something to say, so he naturally would not refuse this proposal. He bowed and said, "Then I'll take my leave first."
Hong Tianbao had become very familiar with the area in the past two days, and soon he was standing by the gate waiting with a lit lantern.
After sending the people away, Gu Wenheng sat back in the main seat and said, "Tell me, what have you promised others?"
Gu Lejia looked at him and Jin Qianqian carefully, and finally said with his eyes closed, "I promised her that I would give her a betrothal gift and help her leave that home."
"I know how much her betrothal gift is. Do you have enough silver?" Gu Wenheng sneered, "You don't even have a household registration, how can you bring her here to settle down?"
"Seventh Uncle," Gu Lejia looked at him cautiously, "I know that Xiuniang's stepmother asked for a high betrothal gift, but I can't afford the twenty taels of silver. Can you lend it to me first?"
At this point, he secretly glanced at Jin Qianqian and said, "Don't worry, I promise to work hard. When I earn enough money, I will definitely pay you back."
Jin Qianqian: "..." What does that look you gave me mean? I really want to kick him.
After Gu Lejia finished speaking, he stood there, looking at Gu Wenheng expectantly. The moment he saw Aunt Qi in the shop, he had already come up with this idea.
Especially when Xiuniang tried to stop him again, he blurted out the answer in a hurry.
Now that he sees that his seventh uncle lives in such a big yard and has servants serving him, he should not need this little money.
Gu Wenheng looked at him and nodded, "You have made progress, kid. How long have you been away from home? You have thrown aside the orders of your parents and the words of the matchmaker.
Since you have the ability to get married privately, I believe this little difficulty is nothing to you. Anyway, knowing that you are safe, I think it will also put your parents at ease. You can do whatever you want in the future. It's up to you!"
"No," Gu Lejia was anxious, "Seventh Uncle, you are my uncle."
Jin Qianqian: "..." He is really not my biological uncle.
Gu Wenheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "You also know that I am only your seventh uncle, and an uncle who has separated from the family, so I don't need to care about your marriage and having children.
What's more, by that time, you will have your lovely wife in your arms, and I, your dear uncle, will have to stand in front of you and take the blame for you, being criticized by your dear father, mother, grandfather and grandmother. Do you think I will do this deal?
Anyway, I have found you, which is also a comfort to your parents, you can do whatever you want."
(End of this chapter)
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